Identity elements
referentie code
Name and location of repository
Beschrijvingsniveau
Titel
Datum(s)
- 1980 - 1984 (Vervaardig)
Omvang
3 boxes; 1 linear foot
Naam van de archiefvormer
Biografie
Bonnie Burt is a filmmaker and photographer known for documenting various aspects of Jewish life throughout the world. Some of her films include Song of a Jewish Cowboy, Abraham and Eugenia: Stories from Jewish Cuba, and Trees Cry for Rain: A Sephardic Journey. In 1984, Bonnie began visiting her retired grandparents in Miami Beach, Florida. While there, she documented the vibrant and independent lives of elderly Jewish residents, the neighborhoods they resided in, the shops, beaches, and activities they frequented. Most of the retirees in Miami Beach at the time were from the northeast seeking to live out their golden years in the sun. According to Burt, “There was a loose knit informal community which formed at the hotels and at the beaches based on shared life experiences. Being together was a source of comfort, support and camaraderie for those living on South Beach, far from their families. Despite the many challenges of aging, there was also a joie de vivre, an enjoyment of life, in this group of elderly Jews who once lived on South Beach.” Selects from this project are showcased in her photography books, God's Waiting Room and South Beach Remembered.
Content and structure elements
Bereik en inhoud
This collection captures the lives of Jewish retirees in Miami Beach in the 1980s through color and black & white photographs. It includes leisure activities such as dancing, singing, exercising, and sunbathing. Burt depicts Jewish culture throughout the city including synagogues, restaurants, shops and the Passover holiday. Her collection includes various apartments, condominiums and hotels, many of which were built in the iconic art deco and streamline modern styles. Her work seeks to portray demographic change, such as the shift in everyday language from Yiddish to Spanish which can be seen in the storefronts and street signage. She also captures the slow decaying of buildings in a time when historic preservation efforts had yet to go into effect.
Ordeningstelsel
The collection includes 37 sheets of original color slides and 11 sheets of black & white negatives. Materials are arranged by subject and format. All print images have a coding system on the back which denotes to which slide or negative sheet they correspond. The collection includes two booklets of selects. The collection also includes two thumb drives of color and black & white digitized images. Original order by Bonnie Burt.
Conditions of access and use elements
Voorwaarden voor raadpleging
The collection is open for research.
Physical access
Technical access
Voorwaarden voor reproductie
Languages of the material
- Engels
Scripts of the material
Taal en schrift aantekeningen
Toegangen
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Geschiedenis beheer
Directe bron van verwerving
Gift of Bonnie Burt, 2023
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Aanvullingen
Related materials elements
Bestaan en verblifplaats van originelen
Bestaan en verblijfplaats van kopieën
Related archival materials
David Scheinbaum Photography Collection https://www.historymiamiarchives.org/david-scheinbaum-photography-collection
Related descriptions
Notes element
Algemene aantekening
Accession number: 2023-210
Algemene aantekening
For more on Bonnie Burt's works: https://www.bonnieburtproductions.com/
Specialized notes
Alternative identifier(s)
Description control element
Regels of conventies
Sources used
Aantekeningen van de archivaris
Finding aid written by Ashley Trujillo and Jeremy Salloum